DigiKam 8.3.0 on Windows 7? [Re: digiKam 8.3.0 is released]

[Gilles Caulier]

yes and no.

Yes, as the binary is fully portable on an usb key

No, as the application configuration is still stored by default on the
home directory...

But there is a solution : digiKam takes a place to store the config
file and the database with specific arguments. So it can be easy to
wrap these settings to use all files from the portable media through a
script.

Note that hosting the database on a USB key can decrease performance
of course, as the USB interface is a bottleneck compared to the
internal bus from the computer.

Best

Gilles Caulier

Le mar. 19 mars 2024 à 17:16, Milind Joshi <mmjoshi at iitbombay.org> a écrit :
>
> Thanks for the clarification. Does that make digiKam portable? In the sense that it can be put on a USB and run from any computer? That would be great as all my graphics programs like Gimp, IrfanView, FSView, darktable etc. are all portable.
> Sent from my mobile.
>
> 19 Mar 2024 9:06:17 pm Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>:
>
> Hi,
>
> No, it's the source code archive.
>
> Use digiKam-8.3.0-Win64.tar.xz instead. It contains a precompiled
> binary version. uncompress the tarball somewhere in your home
> directory and run digikam.exe inside.
>
> Note: the difference with the standard installer is the non admin
> rights requirement, but it must be decompressed in a directory where
> you have full right access.
>
> Best
>
> Gilles Caulier
>
> Le mar. 19 mars 2024 à 16:11, Milind Joshi <mmjoshi at iitbombay.org> a écrit :
>
>
> I am running Windows 11 64 bit. Should I download digiKam-8.3.0-1.tar.xz if I want the zip version?